Term Name: | morphine catabolic process |
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Synonyms: | morphine breakdown, morphine catabolism, morphine degradation |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of morphine, 17-methyl-7,8-didehydro-4,5alpha-epoxymorphinan-3,6alpha-diol. Morphine is a highly potent opiate analgesic psychoactive drug obtained form the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0071273] QuickGO AmiGO |